The Independent-News, Volume 117, Number 34, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 January 1992 — Page 6
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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - JANUARY 16. 1992
JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES CALI TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corp met in regular session on January ' at 7:30 pm tn the North liberty Elementary School. All members were present with the exception of David Hostetler The board and 19 observers ^egan the meeting with recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF minutes A motion was made b\ Gene Knowlton and seconded by Mars Kas Millar to approve the minutes of the regular meeting for December 1", 1991 The minutes were approved bs a six to zero vote. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 2431 243^; 1 -51: A motion was made by Nilas Miller and seconded by Don Ludwig to approve the claims as
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numbered The motion passed six to zero. There was no patron response. RECOGNITIONS Marilyn Lightfoot, principal of Walkerton Elementary School, noted that the state recently recognized Walkerton Elementary for their improvement in attendance. Brent Kaufman, principal of North Liberty Elementary School, reported that the school qualified for an Incentive Award from the state based on improvement in ISTEP scores They will receive $2,445 M North Liberty Elementary School received a check from Ray A Kenny’s Super Valu in the amount of s2^l 45 Mr Reese, principal of Urey Middle School, reported that UreyMiddle School was recently recognized by the state for their improvement in attendance. A motion was made by Mary Kay Millar and seconded by Gene Knowlton to accept the donation to North Liberty Elementary School from Ray 4 Kenny's Super Valu. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote.
NEW BUSINESS: 1. Appointments. a Michael Alspaugh, NLES 6th grade basketball position. b. Kristy Honaker, NLES Sth grade girls basketball position. A motion was made by Gene Knowlton and seconded by Nilas Miller to approve the recommendation to employ Michael Alspaugh to sene as 6th grade girls basketball coach at NLES and KristyHonaker for the Sth grade girls basketball position at NLES for the 1991-92 school year. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 2. Budget Transfers. After a review of the recommended 1991 budget transfers, Gene Knowlton made the motion, seconded by Dan Patrick, to approve the transfer of amounts within and between the 1991 General, Debt Service, Capital Projects and Transportation Funds to cover deficits in such funds. A motion passed six to zero. 3. Early payoff of bonds. Superintendent David McKee recommended that the Lease Rental Agreement on Walkerton Elementary School with Fori Wayne National Bank and the General Obligation Bond Issue with Ist Source Bank on Urey Middle School be paid off early. The Lease Rental Agreement on W’ES would be paid off on March 15. 1992 at a cost of $342,976.50. The interest rate on this bond issue is at 7-3 8% and is scheduled to be paid off in 1995. The revenue for the early payoff of this bond issue will come from the 1991 General Fund where $255,523.50 will come from the 1991 General Fund and $87,453 will come from the 1992 Debt Service Fund. The early payroll for the General Obligation Bond will be on July 1, 1992 at a cost of $309,225. The rate of interest on this bond issue is 10.9% and is scheduled to pay off in 19Q9. Funds for the early payoff for this bond issue will be $96,000 in the 1991 Debt Dervice, $142,550 from the 1992 Debt Service and $70,675 in the 1991 General Fund. It
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would be in the school corporation's best interest to retire these debts early for the interest savings that would be obtained. After review of the recommendation, Dan Patrick made the motion, seconded by Don ludwig, to approve the recommendation for the early payoff of these two bond issues. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 4. Board of Finance. The motion was made by Don Ludwig and seconded by Nilas Miller to appoint Jean Ann Geem as president and Mary Kay Millar as secretary on the Board of Finance for the John Glenn School Corp. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 5. Conflict of interest. Don Ludwig made the motion, seconded by Nilas Miller, to accept the conflict of interest statement from Mary Kay Millar. The motion was approved by a vote of five to zero to one with Mary Kay Millar abstaining. 6. Superintendent's report. Superintendent David McKee reported that project approval had been obtained from the Department of Education for the new middle school. Superintendent McKee also reported that December tax draws from the three counties were close to 100% of anticipated revenue. The superintendent advised the board of proposed changes in expenditures from 540 accounts from Capital Projects to General Fund. As a follow-up to the public work session held on January 6. 1992. the board discussed design issues pertaining to roof and one-floor verses two-floor design of the new middle school. After discussion of these design issues, the board by consensus directed the architects to pursue a design of the middle school that would incorporate in singleply rubber membrane roof and a design that would incorporate a two-floor structure. The school board requested an updated time schedule for the construction of the new middle school and remained supportive of a middle
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school unattached to the high school. NEXT MEETING DATES: The next regular meeting of the school board will be on Wednesday, January 22, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. at Urey Middle School. The meeting date has been changed from Tuesday . January 2| to Wednesday. January 22 because of conflict with the Bi-County Tourney. ADJOURNMENT: Board president Jean Ann Beem adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m. REAL SERVICES NEWS WALKERTON Some good times are ahead for the Walkerton area seniors at the REAL Services site. We play cards every Tuesday and Thursday, and if you don't care for cards, bring along a table game or knitting or what have you, you can still join in the fellowship. On the 14th of January we will hold our birthday party for those having January birthdays. We will hold our monthly blood pressure clinic on Jan. 21 with Verice Walz, R.N. as our chairperson. Then on the 29th, Violet Wolff and Maxine Worthington will be on hand to furnish our kind of music. Our chairpersons really go all out to bring us interesting programs. Among the chairpersons are Hazel and Harold Schweder, Ervin Stuntz, Virgil Gwin. Bob Shaffer, Virgil Spellman, Verice Walz and Mildred Smith. Topics last week ranged from living wills, the proposed new school, a set of twins, one bom on the 31st of December and one on January Ist. Some of the topics are amusing and some are important facts, and all are interesting. We encourage outside interest groups who have something to share to contact Betty Clapper at 586-7600 and let her know when you can come. We also enjoy hearing musical programs from the schools and private sources. Eight nursing home residents visited the site last week and many of them come as often as possible.